About the Artist

Life isn’t always beautiful. Gary James McQueen grew up on a council estate in a working class suburb of east London, his Mum was a taxi driver, his Dad suffered from diabetes and was prone to violent outbursts. Aged 5, Gary witnessed his father’s death from a car accident outside the family home, an event that remains imprinted on his memory today. Faced with the challenges of his everyday life, Gary needed an escape. It came in the form of his uncle the late, great fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen. Lee would pop over armed with the latest fantastical horror…

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